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heelings

heelings is the plural of heeling.

Meaning of heeling

Noun

heeling (countable and uncountable, plural heelings)

  1. An inclination to one side; a tilt.
    • One reason why a ship will not sail close-hauled on even keel with helm amidships, is that the masts are too far aft, and this may be proved by a “stiff ship” going “upon a wind” five or six knots an hour without perceptible heelings, […]1871, The Nautical Magazine, volume 40, page 405

Questions about heelings

What is heelings the plural of?
Heelings is the plural of heeling.

Words near heelings in the dictionary

  1. heelies
  2. heeling
  3. heeling out
  4. heeling over
  5. heeling up
  6. heelings
  7. heelish
  8. heelless
  9. heellessness
  10. heelmaker
  11. heelmakers

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